Are you a new parent suffering from these symptoms; mood swings, anxiety, sadness, irritability, feeling overwhelmed, crying, reduced concentration, appetite problems and/or trouble sleeping? Are you feeling guilty, ashamed and want to lift the depressive fog? You may have postpartum depression. Or have you already been diagnosed with postpartum depression and are looking for non-medication treatment options?
First, remember, being depressed does not make you a bad parent. I also want to highlight that postpartum depression happens to mothers and fathers with both searching for effective, non-medication treatment for postpartum depression. Moreover, postpartum depression can impact the quality of life and come with unique challenges as a young family including having an impact on the children.
Non-medication options to treat postpartum depression
Next, a little about types of non-medication options to treat postpartum depression. There is evidence that neurotechnology can support the improvement of depression, including postpartum depression. A highly evidenced based option is microcurrent neurofeedback therapy.
So, what is microcurrent neurofeedback therapy?
Figure 1 Patient during a MC Neurofeedback Session
For example, the image above is a what it looks like when a patient is receiving a microcurrent neurofeedback treatment. Moreover, microcurrent neurofeedback therapy is a modern, safe technology that engages brainwave feedback to help the brain disentrains itself. For example, the brain builds up amyloid proteins when stressors, or traumas, occur in life. These stressors can be emotional, physical, or environmental traumas. The microcurrents used in the neurofeedback therapy for postpartum depression and other mental health disorders gently bathes the brain in a microcurrent allowing these roadblocks to be released supporting the distrainment of negative brain patterns and supporting the reemergence of healthy brain patterns.
Over time, patients report reductions in depressive thought patterns and negative behaviors subside. In fact, many patients report improvements between the first and fifth sessions. In addition, patients report sustained improvement after as little as twelve sessions and generally after about twenty sessions. It is important to know that no one’s brain is the same as others and the number of sessions can vary and be more than 12-20 sessions.
In addition, the technology of microcurrent neurofeedback has been used for 15+ years to effectively treat over 75,000 patients with clear, supporting evidenced-based research. The patient experience is passive with treatment covering the brain with little or no reactivity reported by patients. Furthermore, treatments with microcurrent neurofeedback generally take fewer sessions than traditional neurofeedback reducing the cost of treatment. Patients also report and evidence-based research supports sustainability of improvements with the fewer sessions needed with IASIS microcurrent neurofeedback.
How can I find out more about IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback?
Authentic Brain Solutions focuses on brain based and natural solutions focusing on the brains ability to heal itself, and we are pleased to offer IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback to the Montgomery County Texas area as a restorative natural option. We serve the Montgomery, Conroe, Lake Conroe and Woodforest areas in Texas. Give us a call at 832.819.1708 and visit our website for more information on IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback.
Eileen Borski, LPC, NCC, NPT-C
Owner, Authentic Brain Solutions
M.Ed. Clinical Mental Health
Certified IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback Provider
Certified EMDR Therapist
Certificate in Neuropsychotherapy
832.819.1708 | eileen@authenticbrainsolutions.com
www.authenticbrainsolutions.com